LEED NC Checklist

Credits and Prerequisites

Credit No.

CreditTitle
Site Oriented No investment Credit points credit points

Minimum investment credit points

High Medium investment investment credit credit points points

Credit Requirement

Additional cost Requirements

SUSTAINABLE SITES
SS Prerequisite 1 SS Credit 1.0 Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Site Selection
1 Erosion & Sedimentation control plan implementation is required Do not develop the site in prime farmland or land whose elevation is lower than 5 feet above the elevation of the 100-year flood level or land specifically identified for any species on federal or state threatened or endangered lists. As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is mandatory Based on the site location this point would be achieved.

SS Credit 2.0

Development Density & Community Connectivity

Construct or renovate building on a previously developed site AND within 800 Meters of a residential zone or neighborhood with an average density of 10 units per acre net AND Based on the site location this point would be within 800 Meters of at least 10 Basic Services AND with pedestrian access between the achieved. building and the services. 1 To rehabiliteate damaged sites where development is complicated by environmental contamination and to reduce pressure on undeveloped land. Based on the site location this point would be achieved and the investment would be high.

SS Credit 3.0 SS Credit 4.1

Brownfield Redevelopment Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access

6

Locate building within 0.8 Km of a commuter rail, light rail or subway station or 0.4 Km of Based on the site location this point would be 2 or more bus lines. achieved. Bicycle parking required for 5% of the building users and shower & changing facilities required for 0.5% of the building occupants.

SS Credit 4.2

Alternative Transportation, Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms

Minimum investment

SS Credit 4.3

Alternative Transportation, Low Emitting and Fuel Efficient Vehicles

Provide preferred parking for low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles for 5% of the vehicle Minimum investment parking capacity of the site.

SS Credit 4.4

Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity

Size parking capacity must meet but not exceed the local zoing requirements + Provide Minimum investment preferred parking for carpools or vanpools for 5% of the total parking spaces. Restore or protect a minimum of 50% of the site (excluding the building footprint) or 20% Based on the site location this point would be of the total site area (including building footprint), whichever is greater, with native or achieved. adapted vegetation. Reduce the development footprint and/or provide vegetated open space within the Based on the site location this point would be project boundary such that the amount of open space exceeds local zoning requirements achieved. by 25%.

SS Credit 5.1

Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat

SS Credit 5.2

Site Development, Maximize Open Space

SS Credit 6.1

Stormwater Design, Quantity Control

Implement a stormwater management plan that results in a 25% decrease in the volume Higher investment of stormwater runoff from 2-year 24-hour design storm.

SS Credit 6.2

Stormwater Design, Quality Control

To use best managemet practices to remove 80% of the average annual post development total suspended solids from 90% of the average annual rainfall runoff.

Higher investment

SS Credit 7.1

Heat Island Effect : Non - Roof

Place a minimum of 50% of parking spaces under cover. Any roof used to shade or cover parking must have an SRI of at least 29, be a vegetated green roof or be covered by solar panels that produce energy used to offset some nonrenewable resource use.

Project has basement parking then no cost involved, otherwise investment would be medium.

SS Credit 7.2

Heat Island Effect : Roof

Use roofing materials with a solar reflectance index of greater than 78 for a minimum of 75% of the roof surface or install a vegetated roof that covers at least 50% of the roof area or combination of high albido and vegetated roof surface.

As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is mandatory

SS Credit 8.0

Light Pollution Reduction

Lighting power densities does not exceed Ashrae standard 90.1-2007. Design exterior lighting so that all site and building mounted luminaires produce a maximum illuminance value no greater than 0.20 horizontal and vertical footcandles at the site boundary and no High cost greater than 0.01 horizontal footcandles 15 feet beyond the site. No more than 5% of the total initial designed fixture lumens (sum total of all fixture on site) are emitted at an angle of 90 degrees or higher from straight down.

Sustainable Sites Total

15

4
Employ strategies that in aggregate use 20% less water than the water used baseline calculated for the building. Reduced portable water consumption for irrigation by 50% from a calculated midsummer baseline case. As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is mandatory Based on the landscape design and also the cost would minimum.

WATER EFFICIENCY
WE Prerequisite 1 WE Credit 1 Water Use Reduction Water Efficient Landscaping
2 2

WE Credit 2

Innovative Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Reduce portable water use for building sewage conveyance by 50% through the use of water-conserving fixtures (e.g water closets,urinals) or nonportable water (e.g., captured Medium cost rainwater, recycled greywater, on-site or municipality treated wastewater). Employ strategies that in aggregate use 30 or 40% less water than the water used baseline calculated for the building.

WE Credit 3

Water Use Reduction Water Efficiency Total 2

Minimum investment

0
To verify that the project's energy-related systems are installed, calibrated and perform according to the owner's project requirements, basis of design and construction documents.

ENERGY & ATMOSPHERE

EA Prerequisite 1 EA Prerequisite 2 EA Prerequisite 3 EA Credit 1 EA Credit 2 EA Credit 3 EA Credit 4 EA Credit 5 EA Credit 6 Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems Minimum Energy Performance Fundamental Refrigerant Management Optimize Energy Performance Onsite Renewable Energy Enhanced Commissioning Enhanced Refrigerant Management Measurement and Verification Green Power Energy & Atmosphere Total 0 9 6 3
2 2 Y Minimum investment (We have to appoint consultant for this)

Y Y

Demonstrate a 10% improvement in the proposed building performance rating compared As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is to the baseline building performance rating. mandatory Zero use of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) - based refrigerants in new base building heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC & R) systems. 3 3 8 As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is mandatory

As per local (DM / EHS) requirement we need to To achieve increasing levels of energy performance beyond the prerequisite standard to achieve minimum 5 points and beyond that reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with excessing energy use. additional investment requires. Use on-site renewable energy systems to offset building energy costs. Enhanced Commissioning to be carried out at appropriate stages Select refrigerants and heating, ventilating, airconditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) that minimize or eliminate the emission of compoubds that contribute to ozone depletion and global climate change. Develop and implement a measurement and verification (M&V) plan consistent with IPMVP standard. High investment Minimum investment (We have to appoint lt t f thi ) As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is mandatory As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is mandatory and investment requires minimum. High investment

3 2

Engage in at least a 2-year renewable energy contract to provide at least 35% of the building's electricity from renewable sources.

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Provide an easily-accessible dedicated area or for the collection and storage materials for recycling for the entire building. Materials must include at a minimum paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics and metals. Maintain the existing building structure (including structural floor and roof decking) and envelope. Use existing interior nonstructural elements (e.g interior walls, doors, floor covering and ceiling ce g syste systems) s) in at least east 50% (by a area) ea) o of t the e co completed p eted bu building. d g

MATERIAL & RESOURCES

MR Prerequisite 1 MR Credit 1.1 MR Credit 1.2 MR Credit 2 MR Credit 3 MR Credit 4 MR Credit 5 MR Credit 6 MR Credit 7 Storage & Collection of Recyclables Building Reuse, Maintain Existing Walls, Floors & Roof Building Reuse,Maintain Existing Interior Nonstructural Elemetns Construction Waste Management Materials Reuse Recycled Content Regional Materials Rapidly Renewable Materials Certified Wood Material & Resources Total 0 6 0
1 2 2 Y As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is mandatory Not Applicable Not Applicable As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is mandatory Not Applicable No investment, contractor would procure minimum 20% of recycled material has used in the civil materials. No investment, contractor would procure minimum 20% of materials within 800 kM radius. High investment Medium investment

To divert construction and demolition debris from disposal in landfills and incineration at least 50% or 75% based on weight or volume. Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials, the sum of which constitutes at least 5% or 10%, based on cost. Use materials with recyceled content such that the sum of postconsumer recycled content plus 1/2 of the preconsumer content constitutes at least 10% or 20, based on cost, of the total value of the materials in the project. Use buildign materials or products that have be extracted, harvested or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site for a minimum of 10% or 20% based on cost, of the total materials value. Use rapidly renewable buidling materials and products for 2.5% of the total value of all building materials and products used in the project, based on cost. Use a minimum of 50% (based on cost) of wood-based materials and products that are certified in accordance with the Forest Stewardship Council's principles and criteria, for wood building components.

2 1

1
The fresh air ventilation should meet the minimum requirements of Ashrae standard 62.1- As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is 2007 mandatory Prohibit smoking in the building except in designated smoking areas. Provide designated smoking rooms designed to contain, capture and remove ETS from the building. At a minimum, the smoking room must be directly exhausted to the outdoors, away from air As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is intakes and building entry paths, with no recirculation of ETS-containing air to non smoking areas and enclosed with impermeable deck-to-deck partitions. Operate exhaust mandatory sufficient to create a negative pressure differential with the surrounding spaces of at least an average of 5 Pascals (Pa) (0.02 inches of water gauge) and a minimum of 1 Pa (0.004 inches of water gauge) when the doors to the smoking rooms are closed.

INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

EQ Prerequisite 1 Minimum IAQ Performance
Y

EQ Prerequisite 2

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control

EQ Credit 1.0

Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring

(a). Monitor CO2 concentrations within all densely occupied spaces (those with a design ocupant density of 25 people or more per 1000 square feet). CO2 monitors must be between 3 and 6 feet above the floor. (b). Provide a direct outdoor airflow measurement device capable of measuring the minimum outdoor air intake flow with an accuracy of plus or minus 15% of the design minimum outdoor air rate, as defined by Ashrae 62.1Medium investment 2007 for mechanical ventilation system where 20% or more of the design supply airflow serves nondensely occupied spaces. (c) Configure all monitoring equipment to generate an alarm when the airflow values or carbon dioxide levels vary by 10% or more from the design values via either a building automation system alarm to building operator or a visual or audible alert to the building occupants. Increase outdoor air ventilation rates to all occupied spaces by at least 30% above the minimum rates required by Ashrae standard 62.1-2007. Medium investment

EQ Credit 2.0 EQ Credit 3.1 EQ Credit 3.2 EQ Credit 4.1 EQ Credit 4.2

Increase Ventilation Construction IAQ Management Plan (During Construction) Construction IAQ Management Plan (Before Occupancy) Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants Low-Emitting Low Emitting Materials, Paints and Coatings
1 1 1 1

Develop and implement an IAQ management plan for the construction and preoccupancy As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is phases to meet SMACNA IAQ Guidelines. mandatory Develop an IAQ management plan and implement it after all finishes have been installed As per local (DM / EHS) requirement this is and the building has been completely cleaned before occupance. mandatory All adhesives, sealants and sealant primers used on the interior of the building do not exceed VOC content limits. Minimum investment

EQ Credit 4.3

Low-Emitting Materials, Flooring Systems

Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifibre Products

All paints and coatings used on the interior of the building do not exceed VOC content Minimum investment li it limits. (a). All carpet installed in the building interior must meet the testing and product requirements of the Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label Plus program. (b). All carpet cushion installed in the building interior must meet the requirements if Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label Program. High investment (c). All carpet adhesive do not exceed VOC content limit of 50 g/L. (d). All hard surface flooring (vinyl, linolium, laminate flooring, wood flooring, ceramic flooring, rubber flooring and wall base) must be certified as compliant with the FloorScore standard by an independent consultant. (e). Concrete, wood, bamboo and cork floor finishes such as sealer, stain and finish must meet the VOC limits. Composite wood and agrifiber products used on the interior of the building must contain Medium investment no added urea-formaldehyde resins. (a). In mechanically ventilated building, the filter must provide a minimum efficiency of MERV 13 or higher. Filtration shoule be applied to process both return and outside air that is delivered as supply air. (b). Employ permanent entryway systems at least 10 feet long in the primary direction of travel to capture dirt and particulates entering the building at regularly used exterior entrances. (c). Where hazardous gases or chemicals may be present or used (including garages, Medium investment housekeeping/ laundry areas and copying/ printing rooms), exhaust each space sufficiently to create negative pressure with respect to adjacent spaces with the doors to the room closed closed. For each of these spaces spaces, provide self-closing doors and deck to deck partitions or a hard lid ceiling. The exhaust rate shall be at least 0.50 cfm/sq.ft, with no air re-circulation. The pressure differential with the surrounding spaces shall be at least 5 Pa (0.02 inches of water gauge) on average and 1 Pa (0.004 inches of water) at a minimum when the doors to the rooms are closed. (a).Provide individual lighting control for 90% (min) of the building occupants to enable adjustments to suit individual task needs and preferences & (b).Provide lighting system controllability for all shared multi-occupant spaces to enable lighting adjustment that meets group needs and preferences. (a).Provide individual comfort controls for 50% (minimum) of the building occupants to enable adjustments to suit individual task needs and preferences & (b).Provide comfort system controls for all shared multi-occupant spaces to enable adjustments that meet group needs and preferences. Design HVAC systems and the building envelope to meet the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 55-2004, Thermal Comfort Conditions for Human Occupancy. Agree to Implement a thermal comfort survey among building occupants within 6-18 months after occupancy. Develop a plan for corrective action Achieve a min. Daylight illuminance levels of 25 footcandles(fc) and a maximum of 500 fc in a clear sky condition on September 21 at 9am and 3pm for 75% of all regularly occupied spaces. Achieve direct line of sight to the outdoor environment via vision glazing between 30 inches and 90 inches above the finish floor for building occupants in 90% of all regularly occupied spaces.

EQ Credit 5.0

Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control

EQ Credit 6.1

Controllability of Systems, Lighting

High investment

EQ Credit 6.1 EQ Credit 7.1 EQ Credit 7.2 EQ Credit 8.1 EQ QC Credit 8 8.2 2

Controllability of Systems, Thermal comfort Thermal Comfort, Design Thermal Comfort, Verification Daylight and Views,Daylight Daylight and Views,Views Indoor Environmental Quality Totals
1

High investment

1 1 1

High investment High investment Difficult to achieve this in design

No investment.

INNOVATION & DESIGN

ID Credit 1 ID Credit 2.0 Innovation in Design LEED Accredited Professional Innovation & Design Process Totals RP Credit 1 RP Credit 2 RP Credit 3 RP Credit 4 Credit 1.0 Regional Priority Regional Priority Regional Priority Regional Priority Regional Priority 0
1 1 1 1 3 1 2 To provide design teams and projects the opportunity to achieve exceptional performance above the requirements set by the LEED Green Building Rating System. At least 1 principal participation of the project team shall be a LEED Accredited Professional. No additional cost is required

0
No additional cost is required No additional cost is required No additional cost is required No additional cost is required

REGIONAL PRIORITY

TOTAL Potential LEED Rating Certified: (40 - 49 points)

18

17

20

28

Silver: (50 - 59 points)

Gold: (60 - 79 points)

Platinum: (80 - 110 points)